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Transition Stroud is a dynamic group of volunteers working for a future with more locally grown food, readily available sustainable energy, better transport and strong communities.

Our focus is on engagement, learning and action.

Anyone can be involved. Everyone is needed.

We were established in 2006, and our first projects began in 2007, making us the world’s fifth Transition town. There are now over 1,000 similar initiatives in 50 countries around the world.

Find out more about us in our short film at the bottom of the page.

How to get involved

Transition Stroud volunteers run regular events and action groups, as well as one-off activities – click on the links for more information or email admin@transitionstroud.org. We organise throughregular council meetings,and a programme of open meetings which are open for anyone to attend.

Our‘SkillsGain’ workshopscover a wide range of topics, from bicycle maintenance to ethical consumerism and ecological footprinting. For the current programmecontact us.

Edible Stroudplants fruit bushes and trees and other edible plants in public spaces around the town. The idea is to grow more food locally and to provide a wildlife-friendly environment from which we all benefit.

Our regular groups are aTextiles Group– which meets monthly to share skills and upcycle garments, Building Skills Action Group, and Woodfuel Group. For more informationemail us.

And did you know thatStroud Community TV, a channel for videos which record and celebrate the Five Valleys, also falls under the Transition Stroud banner?

We need your support

We are a volunteer-led organisation: if you would like to support us so that we can deliver more projects which support local people and the community, please click the donate button below, or download ourStanding Order Form. If you have any questions about our work or about becoming a regular donor, pleaseemail us.

Thanks to Stroud District Council for financial support

Find out more about us in our short film:

“A future without oil could be better than the present if we use our imagination and think creatively.”– Rob Hopkins